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as experts who supported the process of analysis and report writing. Five human rights workers from the
National Women’s Commission and ICTJ (the International Center for Transitional Justice) facilitated the
process of education about documentation for the documenters and accompanied the team during the
documentation process.
1.2. Mandate of the Documentation Team
Through intensive discussions the Documentation Team agreed on the scope of work as follows:
• Conduct fact-finding and document cases of violence against women and gender-based human rights
violations experienced by Papuan women during the four decades from 1963 to 2009;
• Conduct analysis of cases of violence against women and human rights abuses of Papuan women. The
critical and in-depth analysis used a gender and human rights perspective, and referred to the
Constitution, laws and related national policies as well as relevant international laws;
• Prepare a documentation report complete with recommendations. The agencies that conducted the
documentation will submit this report to the MPR through the launch of a public forum attended by
state administration institutions at the provincial level in Papua and West Papua. The Documentation
Team will also lead the process for implementation of recommendations by the government.
1.3. Scope
Given the breadth and complexity of the problem of violence against Papuan women, violations of their
human rights, Papua's vast geographical area, and our limitations of time and resources, we agreed to limit
the scope of this documentation, namely the period covered by the documentation covers the initial
integration of West Irian into the Republic of Indonesia until the enactment of Special Autonomy (1963-
2009). Cases of violence against women and human rights violations chosen for documentation were
priority cases that met specific criteria (large impact; able to illustrate events related to other contexts); cases
associated with major events; cases not yet revealed in existing human rights reports and that can
complement these human rights reports. The cases documented were cases of violence and human rights
violations of women that occurred in the domestic sphere (family) and in public in the context of extractive
industries, entertainment, militarism, culture, development policy, and so forth. This documentation is
expected to explore the link between the cases and these contexts. Documentation locations covered
almost all of Papua and West Papua Provinces, including Manokwari and Sorong; Biak and Nabire;
Jayapura City/District, Sarmi, Keerom; Mimika; Jayawijaya, Puncak Jaya and Yahukimo; and the regions of
Merauke, Boven Digoel, and Mappi.
1.4. Documentation Method and Process
The search for field data began with identification of women victims as the main sources of information
about cases that occurred in particular contexts in the regions selected for documentation. The docuemnter
teams, that comprised two to three local documenters and one person from the team of facilitators, went to
the field to interview and record (in writing and/or with audio tapes) the experience of victims. Interviews
were conducted using a number of guiding questions based on a documentation instrument that team
members had developed together. The documenters expected to get complete and in-depth information
from the narratives of women victims about the kind and extent of violence that victims experienced, the
extent of its influence on the lives of victims and their families (the destructive force of violence on the
victim), how the victims managed to escape or cope with the violence and its impact, the victims’ ability to
survive, and the hopes of women victims for their futures (and those of their families/communities). The
gender perspective we used ensured that we did justice to the victims and were not limited by a gender bias
that often obscures the truth as seen from the point of view and experiences of women victims. To
supplement information from women victims, especially related to the context of cases they experienced,
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